Alessandra Chaves

Tomorrow Nov 17, Fine Art America will run a site wide promotion for Greeting cards, 25% off. I have three with Christmas motifs, and several others showcasing my work.
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Photographing through the grapevine – another Tendril- part 6 Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill, this time from a mature grapevine in the Autumn.

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The Grass That Knew Too Much When I was walking in the UC Davis Arboretum on 18 October, with fellow blogger Steve Schwartzman and his wife, who stopped by to visit—a watched a drama unfold among the grape vines, hidden in pla…

A Halloween horror story... alessandrachaves.com/2025/10/30/t...

Autumn still life photography – California harvest I elaborate on a set-up for still life and present the photo of tomatoes against a dark background.

There is something to be said for taking still life photography at home. It is relaxing and results are often reliable. And that's what my blog post this week is all about.
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Exploring My Own Town Through Photography- Part 2 Sometimes the most overlooked places are the ones closest to home. For my latest photography project, I decided to focus not on a distant landscape or a faraway city, but on a single corner of my o…

This week's blog post is about my project photographing a corner of Davis. And it includes a humorous account of the sh@t people say to widows trying to make us feel better about our loss.
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#widowhood
#photographyproject
#grieving

lovely

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This is a local park in Vacaville in the Autumn. It is part of my Autumn collection at my pixels site. Please visit my gallery !
If you find something you like, you can have it printed in apparel, mugs, cards, and all sorts of wall art. Link in comments.

Opening again my still life photography gallery – California harvest Welcome to Autumn, and my still life gallery portraying California harvest items.

Welcome to Autumn! In its honor, I have opened my still life gallery at Geogalleries, all about apples and squashes, symbols of this beautiful season in California.

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Be the change you want to create in this world. I can't wait for Fall.

Inside the Opuntia flower...

Art Farm 2025, Yolo Arts I am pleased to be again featured at the Art Harvest auction of Yolo Arts this year. Art Harvest is part of the Art Farm 2025 event.

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I am so tired of facebook adds!

Imperfection in photography he secret to sunrise and sunset photographs is …

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Isleton was a first for me, with Cameras and Coffee, a Sacramento photography group.

It is all about the light Welcome

any of us who embrace photography are taught that critique improves our craft. What if this is not always true? In this weeks blog post, I discuss when I think critique is helpful and when I think it’s not. Hope to see you there!
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The beauty and bleakness of California’s Central Valley- part seven- the Fibonacci spiral In my previous posts, I’ve aimed to provide some tips and guidelines on composition. I noted that photographing the Central Valley landscape is challenging due to its limited redeeming beauty and a…

My weekly blog post! Hope to see you in the blog.

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The dry leaf of Monstera deliciosa -One more for my Winter Gallery I present an addition to my Fall/Winter gallery at GeoGalleries and write about the composition of scientific names.

Costela de Adão, Swiss Cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa and what's in a name are the subject of my weekly photography blog post.
#blackandwhitebotanicalphotography

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It is all about the light Welcome

I am a photographer in the #Sacramento area trying to share my #fineartphotography. If you enjoy photography, take a look at my photography blog
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